Zierlein to team with Pallilo on KBME

Published 7:28 pm, Thursday, September 20, 2012

Charlie Pallilo and Lance Zierlein, two of Houston's longest-tenured sports talk show hosts, will team up in afternoon drive time for Clear Channel's KBME (790 AM) beginning Monday.

Zierlein moves from KBME's morning drive show, where he worked the last year with Matt Jackson and Adam Wexler after stints at KILT (610 AM) and KGOW (1560 AM), to the 3-7 p.m. shift with Pallilo, who has worked the time slot since KBME switched to all-sports in December 2004.

The move should tighten competition in afternoon drive, where KILT's show hosted by Rich Lord and Josh Innes is the most listened-to sports show in Houston and ranks in the Arbitron top 10 among men 25-54, the key advertising demo for sports radio.

"I hope and expect it will be fun," Pallilo said in an e-mail.

"A year or so ago I was asked if going back to a two-man show who would I choose to work with. I picked Lance."

Brown considers options for 2013

Bill Brown, the longtime Astros TV announcer who is wrapping up his 26th season with the ballclub, said he wants to take a few weeks after the season to contemplate his options for 2013.

This is the last season for Astros games on Fox Sports Houston as the Astros and Rockets move to Comcast SportsNet Houston.

"I need some time to think after the season," said Brown, who turned 65 on Thursday. "It's hard to say right now. People are telling me, 'You would not be happy (without calling games),' and I get that. I think there's a lot of truth to that."

Eschenfelder mum on plans

Kevin Eschenfelder, a fixture since 1991 on Fox Sports Houston, would not address his future following his final Astros postgame broadcast Thursday but is expected to move to Comcast SportsNet Houston.